A 30-year veteran of the St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office passed away Friday, Sept. 28, from injuries he suffered in a traffic accident, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.

Sgt. Henry Maitre Jr., 83, of Chalmette, passed away at University Medical Center in New Orleans where he had undergone emergency surgery following a single-vehicle accident which occurred Friday morning shortly after 11 a.m. on the southbound lanes of the Twin Spans.

The cause of the crash is undetermined at this time and is being investigated by Louisiana State Police Troop L.

Sheriff Pohlmann is saddened by Sgt. Maitre’s passing.

“The passing of Sgt. Maitre brings me great sadness,” Sheriff Pohlmann said. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. He will be greatly missed.”

Sgt. Maitre, a detective with the Criminal Investigations Bureau, was an investigator with the sex offender compliance unit.

First hired in 1986 by former St. Bernard Sheriff Jack Stephens, Sgt. Maitre served until 1997 and then returned in 2007. Sgt. Maitre also has served under Sheriff Pohlmann since he took office in 2012.

Sgt. Maitre, a widower, leaves behind five children, and a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.